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Orlando City midfielder Kevin Molino is among three finalists for MLS Comeback Player of the Year.

The Trinidad and Tobago national team player returned this year from a torn ACL and was second on the team in scoring (11 goals) and assists (8).

The other finalists are NYCFC's Frank Lampard and Chris Pontius of the Philadelphia Union. Lampard, 38, missed the first 12 games of the season due to injury, returned to boos from the crowd and went on to score 12 goals, second on the team only to David Villa's 23. Pontius struggled with D.C. United before joining the Union this season, where he gathered a team-high 12 goals and six assists.

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